Voicebox: What goes on at?
Arts organisations and projects tell us about what they do and how they do it.
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5 June 2017
What goes on at...City Arts?
We spoke to Alma from City Arts in Nottingham about the work they do ahead of the local networking event with numerous big and small cultural organisations on 1 July.
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24 May 2017
What goes on at...Engage?
Gallery education organisation, Engage, will curate this June's Children's Art Week. Their director tells us about the organisation and the preparations they're making.
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28 April 2017
What goes on at… Cultural Citizens Barking & Dagenham?
We speak to Steven Smith from Studio 3 Arts about Cultural Citizens, a new pilot project from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport aimed at increasing access to the arts.
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21 March 2017
What goes on at...Selby High School?
Selby High School in Yorkshire is one of the schools with the highest output of Bronze Arts Awards in England. We caught up with one of their Advisors to find out the key to their success.
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9 March 2017
What goes on at...Waterhead Academy's Career Pathway Project?
Back in the dying months of 2016, I was asked by my Arts Award centre, Peshkar, to be a part of the leadership for the Creative Career Pathway at the Waterhead Academy, Oldham.
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10 February 2017
Laraib, Myda, Abigail and Georgia, Silver achievers from South Square Centre, Bradford
Four Silver Arts Award achievers from the South Square Centre in Bradford answered some questions about their time doing their Silvers together.
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31 January 2017
The former and soon-to-be David Parr House, Cambridge
Settled on a Cambridge side street, the David Parr House, is enveloped in the past.
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17 January 2017
What goes on at...the Oska Bright Film Festival?
We caught up with Becky Bruzas, the Festival Director of the Oska Bright Film Festival 2017 in Brighton. Oska Bright is run by Carousel Arts, a leading disability-led arts organisation.
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13 December 2016
What goes on at...the Geffrye Museum over Christmas?
As an aspiring (read: struggling) actor, I have felt like a castaway trapped on the big mystical island that is London on many more than a few occasions when getting to or from auditions.
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8 November 2016
What goes on at... Canterbury Festival
Canterbury Festival happens every Autumn, and focusses across the arts and science, delivering events and talks to over 60,000 people. We spoke to Niamh Lynam-Cotter, the festival's programme and participation manager.
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21 March 2016
What goes on at...Lambeth Music Festival
This week, Lambeth Music Festival takes place at Southbank Centre, bringing together over 3000 children and young people for live performances. We caught up with Lambeth Music Service's lead tutor, Oliver Bayley to find out more.
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10 March 2016
What goes on at...The Core at Corby Cube
The Core at Corby Cube are a Northamptonshire-based theatre space, who run a wide variety of community and youth-led projects. They are also an Arts Award Good Practice Centre for 2015-16.
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3 March 2016
What goes on at...Brighton Fringe
Brighton Fringe kicks off on 6th May, and offers over 900 events, from cabaret, to theatre, comedy and dance. We'll be heading to Brighton ourselves to bring you the very best from the Fringe, in the meantime, we chatted to Julian Caddy, Managing Director for the festival.
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19 February 2016
What goes on at...Nonsuch Theatre
Nonsuch Theatre are a Nottingham-based physical theatre company, who are currently an Arts Award Good Practice Centre. They have a fantastic outreach programme, and undertake many community projects each year.
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4 February 2016
What goes on at...Life and Deaf
Last December, Life & Deaf won the Arts and Culture Award at Children and Young People Now Awards, sponsored by Arts Award. Their winning project What the Jackdaw Saw is a children's book that takes an inventive look at sign language.
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1 February 2016
What goes on at...Film Expo South
This week the very first Film Expo South takes place at the AGEA bowl in Southampton. For those who don't know, this is Southampton's first film convention, and it features an amazing line up of talks from filmmakers and experts.
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19 November 2015
What goes on at? Takeover Day
Takeover Day was set up by Kids in Museums to allow children the chance to experience 'meaningful roles, working alongside staff and volunteers to participate in the life of the museum'. Takeover Day 2015 is happening tomorrow, with arts institutions and platforms across the UK allowing over 5000 kids to get behind the wheel. We caught up with Project Administrator, Mikaela Webb to find out more.
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12 November 2015
What Goes on at…Lumiere
Lumiere, is the UK's largest light festival in Durham, happening from 12th November and featuring light-based art installations across the city. I spoke to the festival producer Kate Harvey to find out more.